Functionalism on Positive Crime and Deviance Functions: Crime and Deviance is Healthy Flashcards
Which analogy did Durkheim create for Crime and Deviance?
Organic Analogy
What does the Organic Analogy show the idea of within Functionalist beliefs about society in terms of everything existing?
Everything exists for a purpose
What do Functionalists say if there is too much crime?
That there is a threat to social order
Why is too little crime bad according to Functionalists?
It shows norms and values are so strong that they are preventing change in society
Name a nation with very strict laws
North Korea
What is the punishment for committing a crime in North Korea?
Your whole family is punished for 3 generations
What will it mean if very little crime occurs in North Korea?
They will not experience social change
Why does this therefore show that crime and deviance is healthy for a society?
It shows that social change may need to occur
Why is social change important in a society?
So that the lives of groups of people can be improved
